2018- Annual Report
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Country Brief Israel<br />
U.S. President Trump has not only approved the<br />
relocation of the American embassy to Jerusalem but has<br />
also recognized the Golan Heights as part of Israel. The<br />
Israeli government has also continued to expand settlement<br />
construction in Jerusalem and the West Bank, beyond the<br />
Green Line (i.e. Modíin, Maale Adumim, etc.) during the<br />
Trump presidency and Prime Minister Netenyahu has<br />
vowed to annex the West Bank after the Israeli elections .<br />
Poverty and unemployment continue to be rife in the<br />
Arab communities in Israel – who are among the lowest<br />
earning population sectors in Israel next to the Orthodox<br />
Jews.<br />
An identity crisis and lack of sense of belonging continue<br />
to grow within the Arab community. Discrimination<br />
against Arab Christians and Muslims is visible in almost<br />
all aspects of society. Lack of government subsidies for<br />
public infrastructure, health care clinics and schools,<br />
physical isolation of the Arab community and the lack<br />
of job opportunities and poor education, put around<br />
53% of Arab families in poverty (after taxes and transfer<br />
payments), compared with 14% of Jewish families (2016,<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Poverty and Social Gaps of the National<br />
Insurance Institute of Israel). In 2016, Israel had 1.8 million<br />
Arab citizens, representing 21% of the country’s total<br />
population.<br />
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